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		The <b>BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</b> macro includes a file indirectly.
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	<h4>Usage</h4>
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			#include <b>BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</b>()
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	<h4>Arguments</h4>
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			<dt>filename</dt>
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				A quoted or angle-bracketed filename to be included by <b>BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</b>.
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	<h4>Remarks</h4>
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			<b>BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</b> must be defined prior to using this macro.
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			Most preprocessors will not allow a file to directly include itself--even when the file protects itself from such a scenario.&nbsp;
			This macro, in combination with <b>BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</b> allows a file to include itself indirectly.
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			While <b>BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</b> is being included, <b>BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</b> defines the macro <b>BOOST_PP_IS_SELFISH</b> to <i>1</i>.&nbsp;
			When it returns from the inclusion, <b>BOOST_PP_IS_SELFISH</b> is undefined.
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	<h4>See Also</h4>
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			<li><a href="indirect_self.html">BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</a></li>
			<li><a href="is_selfish.html">BOOST_PP_IS_SELFISH</a></li>
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	<h4>Requirements</h4>
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			<b>Header:</b> &nbsp;<a href="../headers/iteration/self.html">&lt;boost/preprocessor/iteration/self.hpp&gt;</a>
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	<h4>Sample Code</h4>
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// file.h
#if !<a href="is_selfish.html">BOOST_PP_IS_SELFISH</a>

   #ifndef FILE_H_
   #define FILE_H_

   #include &lt;<a href="../headers/iteration/self.html">boost/preprocessor/iteration/self.hpp</a>&gt;

   #define NAME X
   struct NAME {
      // ...
      #define <a href="indirect_self.html">BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</a> "file.h"
      #include <a href="include_self.html">BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</a>()
   };

   #define NAME Y
   struct NAME {
      // ...
      #define <a href="indirect_self.html">BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</a> "file.h"
      #include <a href="include_self.html">BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</a>()
   };

   #define NAME Z
   struct NAME {
      // ...
      #define <a href="indirect_self.html">BOOST_PP_INDIRECT_SELF</a> "file.h"
      #include <a href="include_self.html">BOOST_PP_INCLUDE_SELF</a>()
   };

   #endif

#else

      inline bool validate(NAME* p) {
         return true;
      }

      template&lt;class T&gt; bool validate(T* p) {
         return dynamic_cast&lt;NAME*&gt;(p);
      }

   #undef NAME

#endif
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